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  Know more about Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal

  India | August 29, 2013 14:13 IST

  New Delhi: Yasin Bhatkal, real name Mohammed Ahmed Sidibapa, hails from the coastal town of Bhatkal in Karnataka. He is said to be the founder leader of terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen (IM) along with his

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  Azam Khan upset over Mulayam's meeting with VHP chief Ashok Singhal

  Politics | August 19, 2013 22:16 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said the meeting between VHP leader Ashok Singhal and his party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would send a wrong message to the minority community.Azam said that he was

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  LoC firing: Army Chief briefs PM

  India | August 19, 2013 21:33 IST

  New Delhi: Against the backdrop of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the situation there and the retaliatory operations being carried out

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  Ex-ISI chief Hamid Gul says he never met Tunda

  India | August 19, 2013 21:12 IST

  New Delhi: Former ISI head Hamid Gul today rubbished LeT leader Abdul Karim Tunda's accusation that the spy chief was his handler, saying that they had never met.“He (Tunda) is lying. There is no truth

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  Napolitano to step down as US Homeland Security chief

  World | July 13, 2013 11:00 IST

  Washington, July 13: Janet Napolitano announced Friday her resignation as US secretary of Homeland Security after more than four and a half years in the post.The former Arizona governor was the first woman to lead

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  Mizoram's Deputy Government chief whip arrested

  India | July 11, 2013 17:35 IST

  Aizawl, July 11: Police today arrested Mizoram's Deputy Government chief whip R L Pianmawia in connection with a forgery case after the court of Aizawl District and Sessions Judge rejected the anticipatory bail plea.Police said

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  Rail chief blames engineer for Quebec train crash

  World | July 11, 2013 13:38 IST

  Lac-Megantic (Canada), Jul 11: The head of the US railway company, whose runaway oil train crashed into a town in Canada, on Wednesday blamed a train engineer for failing to set the brakes properly before

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  Russia's culture ministry fires Bolshoi chief

  World | July 09, 2013 14:13 IST

  Moscow, July 9: The Russian culture ministry on Tuesday fired the director general of the famed Bolshoi Theater that has been mired in scandal since an acid attack on its artistic director.   Anatoly Iksanov would

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  Call off Re 1 a kg rice scheme, former Infosys chief Pai tells Karnataka CM

  July 09, 2013 8:51 IST

  Bangalore, Jul 9: Former Infosys CFO T V Mohandas Pai on Monday asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to rise above politics and call off implementation of Congress government's scheme to provide 30 kg rice per month

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  Hanaman new Meghalaya police chief

  India | July 05, 2013 18:58 IST

  Shillong, July 5: Peter James Pyngrope Hanaman, a 1979 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, was Friday appointed Meghalaya's police chief, an official said.Hanaman, who was additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat in

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  Uttarakhand: IAF chief honours chopper crash victims

  India | June 28, 2013 17:42 IST

  New Delhi, June 28: Indian Air Force (IAF) chief N.A.K. Browne Friday paid tributes to the five air warriors who died in a helicopter crash during a rescue mission in Uttarakhand.Air Chief Marshal Browne laid

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  DRDO Chief gets prestigious Aryabhatta award

  India | May 28, 2013 22:36 IST

  Bangalore, May 28: DRDO Chief V K Saraswat today received the prestigious Aryabhatta award by the Astronautical Society of India for his lifetime contributions to missiles and aerospace technologies.The award was given by Minister of

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  Sebi summons Sahara group chief Subrata Roy, 3 executives on April 10

  March 27, 2013 14:08 IST

  Mumbai/Shimla, Mar 27 : In a double blow to Sahara, Sebi on Tuesday summoned group chief Subrata Roy on April 10 to finalise list of assets to be sold for Rs 24,000-crore refund to investors,

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  Army prepared to face all challenges, says chief

  India | January 15, 2013 16:57 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 15: The Indian Army is prepared to face all internal and external challenges faced by the country, army chief General Bikram Singh said Tuesday amid continued tensions with Pakistan over the brutal

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  United Muslim Morcha chief M A Siddiqui passes away

  India | November 28, 2012 16:25 IST

  Lucknow, Nov 28: President of All India United Muslim Morcha, Dr M A Siddiqui passed away early this morning at a city hospital here.Siddiqui (60), who had been fighting for reservation rights for Muslims, was

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  UN chief wants to abolish death penalty, US says Kasab hanging is a step towards jutice

  World | November 22, 2012 13:04 IST

  United Nations, Nov 22 : As India executed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called upon nations to abolish the death penalty.Ban welcomes a

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  Former RSS chief Sudarshan passes away

  Politics | September 15, 2012 11:29 IST

  Raipur, Sept 15: Former RSS chief K S Sudarshan, who was known for his hardline views and believed in the concept of ‘swadeshi', died here today after suffering a heart attack.  Sudarshan, 81, is survived

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  Six persons chargesheeted in Ranvir Sena chief murder case

  India | August 27, 2012 15:03 IST

  Ara, Bihar, Aug 27 : Police today filed a chargesheet against six persons in the killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh in a court in Bihar's Bhojpur district.The chargesheet was filed in the Chief

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  Pak Taliban chief asks fighters to step up attacks in Punjab

  World | August 01, 2012 11:25 IST

  Islamabad, Aug 1: Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has directed his fighters to step up attacks in Punjab province, especially on intelligence organisations and military facilities like the Pakistan Air Force base in Lahore, according

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  ISI chief to visit US next week

  World | July 19, 2012 15:00 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 19: Pakistan's top civil and military leaders have finalised a strategy for the ISI chief Lt Gen Zahir-ul-Islam's crucial visit to the US, where he is expected to discuss ways to end American